Regional Business Digest

REGION
Mahoning Medical plansgrand-opening event
AUSTINTOWN -- Mahoning Medical Supply will hold a grand-opening event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at its new office at 60 N. Canfield-Niles Road. The public is welcome to stop by for a free blood-pressure check and see the office. The business recently moved so that it could have an expanded showroom and stock more items.
Jobless rates declinein 2 local counties
YOUNGSTOWN -- Unemployment rates fell in Trumbull and Columbiana counties in March but held steady in Mahoning County.
The rates last month were: Mahoning County, 6.4 percent, unchanged from February; Trumbull County, 6.6 percent, down from 6.7 percent; and Columbiana County, 6.4 percent, down from 6.7 percent.
Earnings down forFarmers National Banc
CANFIELD -- Farmers National Banc Corp. earned 1.8 million in the first quarter, down about 153,000 from the same quarter last year. Per-share earnings were down 1 cent to 14 cents.
From Vindicator staff reports